Please click here to read the speech by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, at the 2011 A*STAR Scholarship Award Ceremony on Thursday, 4 August 2011. Mr Heng highlighted Dr Gideon Ho, a recipient of the A*STAR International Fellowship in 2003, as one of the many examplary passionate Singaporean talents who have been nurtured through A*STAR’s scholarships and fellowships, and have set high standards in advancing Singapore's scientific innovation landscape.